Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,652, Levi Falkenbury, New York

SERVICE
New York
Falkenbury, Levi
NUMBER.
S. 10652
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8747 New York
Levi Halken bury
Washington in the State of New York was a private in the Company commanded by Captain Cooper of the Regt. commanded by H. Foster in the N.Y. Mtn. for 15 mos.
Enrolled on the Roll of New York the rate of 50 Dollars 00 Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 27 day of Ap r 1833 and Sept r John H Boyd Whitehall
Bears to the 14th of March 1833 $100.00 Remnant allowance ending 4 Sept r 25.00
$125.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832.
Recorded by W. L. Williams Clerk Book 6 Vol. 4 Page 19

State of New York Washington County } ss On this 28 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and thirty two personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of Washington County now sitting Lewis Falkenburg a resident of Whitehall in the County of Washington and State of New York aged seventy one years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following decla- -ration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of longer pass June 7 th 1832
That he entered the service the latter part of April or the fore part of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy seven at which time he resided in Spencertown in the County of Rensselaer and State of New York The officers under whom he served were Ezekiel Cooper Captain Matthew Wray and Mr Fulmore Lieutenants James Jackson & Gannabiel Taylor sergeants he entered the service as a volunteer The company was raised by George Clinton who was then Governor of the State of New York - and was called "The Rangers" and was stationed at as their head quarters and was employed the principle part of the time as a guard about the Governor's house and in ranging through that section of country as spies upon the British & Tories and some times conveying prisoners to the American army He was out in this company one year He was out three times afterwards in alarms the first time he went to Palatine and was in an engagement at that place with the British and Indians Jonah Grew was Captain of the Company at the time Robert Rensselaer was General and John McIndoe Col was out this time about one month - The second time he went to Cherry - valley was not more than a week the names of the officers under whom he served at this time nor the exact time he was out near the time of

year he was out but thinks it was in the fall or  fall or end that he was out upwards of one months.
The third time he went to Schenectady and was there thirteen or fourteen months. This he thinks was in the spring of the year 1779 or 1780 during which time he was engaged in scouting about that section of country a portion of the time and the remainder in garrison doing nothing at each time he thinks he was out as a volunteer but does not recollect distinctly he may have been drafted. He was out in the whole time upwards of one  three months years none of the Officers are are now living to his knowledge nor has he any documentary evidence in his possession. Neither Reed was in the Battle with me at Helderberg and one other person that was out in the service with me is now living to my knowledge was born at Rensselaer February 28 th 1761 aged 70 years of his age in his family Bible and he hereby relinquishes every claim what ever to a pension or annuity except the present one declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid J. S. Leigh CTR
This of Levi Falkenbury marks
We Obediah Denmore a Clergyman residing in the town of Whithall in the County of Washington and State of New York and David Earl — Residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Levi Falkenbury who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be seventy one years of age that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion

Sworn and subscribed in open court the day and year aforesaid J. S. Leigh Clk.
Obadiah Densonmore Daniel Earl
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Obadiah Densonmore who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Whitehall and county of Washington and that Daniel Earl who has also signed the same is a resident in the same place and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I J. S. Leigh Clerk of the court of Common Pleas of Washington County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Ben Falkenbury for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 28 th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two J. S. Leigh Clk.

Personally appeared before me the undersigned a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Washington Lemuel Falkenbury the person mentioned in the annexed Papers who being duly sworn Depasiths and saith that by reason of old age and the consequent loss of memory he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below and in the following grades the first time I was out I served for one year as a private soldier and that the other three times I was out I served one month each time as a private soldier and for which such service I claim a pension
And in addition to my former statement hereunto annexed I say that the first time I was in the service I was stationed at Pough- keepsie and that I served as a private soldier all the time I was in the service of the Revolution And the names of the officers under whom I served I cannot now recall at any more particular than I have stated in my former statement to which this is annexed
When called into the service I was living in Tappan  Haverstraw in the County of Rockland in the State of New York from there I marched to Grenville in the County of Washington & State of New York from there to Whitehall in the same County where I now reside
At all the times I was a volunteer and was at no time a substitute
Genl Brown had charge of the Fort at Bulbren, and was killed in the battle engagement at that place

I never received a discharge to my satisfaction if I did I have lost it
I am poor and infirm and unable to work
I am not positive that the post was at Palatine it may have been at Stone Robin
Sworn this 31 st day of December 1832 before me
Levi his G. Falkenburg justice
John H. Boyd Justice Peace
State of New York
Washington County 3. p. I James Proudfit Deputy clerk of the said county do certify that John H. Boyd Esquire before whom the aforementioned affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same one of the Justices of the peace in and for the said county - and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscri- bed to the said affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the said county this fourteenth day of January 1833.
J. Proudfit Dep. clerk.

10,653
Levi Falkenbury
Admitted.
15 mo Pivato
5.6.17.
7 Sep 1832 25 Nov 1832
P.M.
John H. Boyd Whitehall Washington co N. York

10,653
BRIEF in the case of  Levi Falkenburg, - Whitehall,  ex of Washington in the State of New York.  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 71 years  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.     latter part of or first May In 1777 1 private Genl. E. Cooper, Lt. Col. M c Wayne, Col. M c Clure, 3d Regt. S. Jackson & G. Taylor, Govr. Clinton   (blank) ab. 1 u Col. S. Cram, Col. R. Rensselaer   Fall or Summer upwards 1 month u Col. J. M c Intosh   Spring 1779 or '80 about 1 mo u blank do  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? Palatine (?)  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Spencertown, Rensselaer Co., N.Y.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditional evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditional.  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
W. Fawcett Examining Clerk.

nd 1812 Section MCS/eel om
August 15, 1929
Mrs. Thomas Wingen Johns Box 113 Aurora Station, Ohio
Dear Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S.10652, it appears that Levi Falkenbury was born February 28, 1761, at Kinderhook, New York.
While a resident of Spencertown, Rensselaer County, New York, he enlisted late in April or early in May, 1777, and served one year as a private in Captain Ezekiel Cooper's New York Company. He later served three enlistments of one month each as a private with the New York Troops, one of which was under Captain Jonah Graves and Colonel John McIntire, and was in an engagement at Palatine or Stone Arabia.
From Spencertown, he moved to Granville, Washington County, and from there to Whitehall, Washington County, New York.
He was allowed pension on his application executed August 28, 1832, at which time he was a resident of White-

Rev. Ware
hall, New York.
There are no data relative to family.
No charge is made.
Very truly yours,
EARL D. CHURCH Commissioner.

Payson
10652
INVALID.
File No. 10,652
Levi Falkenburg
Brn. Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 121
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Jany 25-97 Histy - to Hon J. H. Coddington. H. J. R. S. B.
Feby 2-97 History to Mrs Mary E. Wright - 1110 P. St N.W. - City - K.
1929 Aug. 15 - Hist. to Mrs. Thomas Klingen James - Mrs.

Leue Falkenburg Pension Hafen
Admitted
15 nos. Private.

(1-469.) Rev War Bureau of Pensions.
File # Application No. 10652
Certificate No. _____
NAME OF SOLDIER, Levi Falkenburg
Co. _____, Reg't NY
INFORMATION DESIRED.
All papers for him

Aurora Sta., O.
May 21 "29.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Pensions.
Will you kindly send me any information you may have, regarding the service of Levi F. Alkenbury in the Revolutionary war.
He first entered the service at Spencertown Columbia Co. N.Y. the latter part of April or fore part of May 1777 in a company of N. Y. troops called the Rangers Commanded by Capt. Ezekiel Cooper.
I require - an original state ment from you, in order to

meet the requirements of the D. A. R. of whom I have applied for membership.
Should there be any cost for this information, I will gladly reimburse upon definite information as to amount due.
Thanking you,
Respectfully,
Mrs. Thomas Wingen John
Box 113-Aurora Sta.,
Ohio.

This Bureau can furnish the military record of only such Revolutionary soldiers as were pensioned or whose widows were pensioned for their services.
Such of the original muster and pay rolls of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 as are now in the possession of the Government are on file in the Record and Pension Office, War Department. Original rolls and other records pertaining to service in the Revolutionary War may also be found on file in the archives of many of the original States.
L. W. B. I. 10652.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
O. W. & N. DIV.
REVOLUTIONARY.
January 25, 1897.
Sir:-
Replying to your request for information concerning the military record of Levi Van Valkenberg, Falkenberg or Falkenberry, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, I have the honor to advise you that a Levi Falkenbury made an application for pension on August 28, 1832, at which time he was 71 years of age and residing at Whitehall, N. Y., and his pension was allowed for 15 months' actual service as a private in the New York troops, Revolutionary war; a part of the time he served under Capt. Cooper and Col. McInster. He enlisted at Spencertown, N. Y.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
Hon. James H. Coddington,
House of Representatives.